Denmark: RED III directive transposed into national legislation

On July 1, 2025, the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities published the Executive Order on the reduction of greenhouse gases from the transport sector and sustainability. This executive order represents the national transposition of the EU Directive (2023/2413) of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 18, 2023 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and Directive 98/70/EC as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 (RED III).

The executive order draws the target trajectory for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in transport by 7% by 2030, compared to the fossil fuel GHG emission intensity basel